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The Ie Storm 1998: Maps and facts activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the St. Lawrence River Valley, ice Storm of 1998.  For this middle school mathematics lesson, students interpret ice storm data from tables and maps.  Students write about their own experiences of the ice...
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Living in Base Ten

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore scientific notation and the structure of the metric system.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students read How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz to introduce students to the need for scientific...
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Pizza Portions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore mathematics by participating in a pizza pie activity. In this nutrition lesson, students identify the caloric intake in a piece of pizza and estimate the average number of slices eaten by a person. Students utilize...
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Restaurant Riddle

For Students 6th - 8th
In this middle school mathematics worksheet, students solve a riddle in which the solution is based on determining the least common multiple.  The one page worksheet contains one problem.  Solution is given. 
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Solving Multiple-Step Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students solve multiple-step math problems. In this mathematics lesson, students complete a word problem worksheet that requires the use of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication to solve.
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Currency Exchange

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the currency exchange rate.  For this middle school mathematics lesson, student use proportions to exchange between the U.S. dollar and the euro.  Students come up with a product they would like to buy and...
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Estimating Distances

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate distance measurement.  For this middle school mathematics lesson, students find the average length of their pace and use their pace to measure various unknown distances in feet and miles.  Students relate...
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Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate circle and bar graphs.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students determine which kind of graph is suitable for a given situation and create circle and bar graphs.
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Line Graphs and Commercial Costs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate line graphs.   In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students compare and contrast different types of graphs and create line graphs based on the data provided.
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Math and Circumference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore geometry by utilizing mathematical formulas. In this circumference lesson, 6th graders identify the difference between diameter, circumference and radius in a circle. Students review the formulas for finding...
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Scientific Notation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students solve mathematical equations involving scientific notation. In this scientific notation lesson, students collaborate in small groups discovering proper problem solving strategies.
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Holly Leaves

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze mathematics by participating in a botany activity. In this holly lesson, 6th graders identify if all holly leaves have the same amount of prickles by conducting a math survey. Students analyze many leaves and...
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House Floor Plans

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the mathematical concept of area. They are given a certain square footage and asked to draw the initial floorplan for a house. Students use computers to create the plan. To finish the drawing it must include the...
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Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders perform the Order of Operations. Given various story problems, groups of students solve equations requiring division, multiplication, parenthesis, exponents and other mathematical processes. They discuss the order of...
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Fair Games

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars participate in several chance activities and examine a few games for fairness. They become game designers who are asked to design a fair game for a toy company. Students must describe the rules for play and examine...
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Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the mathematical concept of proportions in an attempt to apply them in various types of problems. The real application of proportions is often found in word problems which requires a them to also practice a systematic...
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Building Perspectives App

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners explore a perspective application of the TI-73. In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, middle schoolers view the front, back, right, and left views of a city to determine the height of each building in a city...
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Add Fractions (A)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this mathematics worksheet, students solve a number of problems by finding and equivalent fraction using the least common denominator in each. Then they add and change to a mixed number when necessary. Students also reduce the...
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Add Fractions With Like Denominators (A)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this mathematics activity, students solve a number of problems by adding the numerators of each and keeping the same denominator. Then they write the answer as a mixed number.
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Equivalent Fractions (A)

For Students 4th - 6th
For this mathematics worksheet, students solve a number of problems by finding the missing numbers in each on the equivalent fractions given. There are 24 problems to solve on the sheet.
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Three Digit Subtraction Worksheet 1

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this three digit subtraction worksheet, students calculate the answers to thirty mathematical subtraction equations.
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Secret Code Riddles: Addition & Subtraction

For Students 4th - 6th
In this riddle activity, students use mathematics to break a secret code. They solve addition and subtraction problems to discover the answer to given riddles. There are 9 riddles, with an average of seven to nine problems to solve for...
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Multiplying Drill--Worksheet 1

For Students 4th - 6th
For this multiplying drill worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to twenty mathematical multiplication equations for mastery.
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Addition Worksheet #8

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this addition worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to thirty mathematical addition equations. Students show each step of their work.

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